Adaptation: Biennial legume. Adapted to soils with moderate to excellent drainage and do well on alkaline, but not acid soils. Drought tolerant and exceptionally winter hardy. Not a true clover.
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Growth Habitat: Biennial, erect, coarse stems, 18 to 60 inches tall. Leaflets serrated margins. Deep taproot.
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Plant Characteristics: Pinnately trifoliolate, leaflets serrated over entire margin, stipules small not toothed. Long racemes bearing 10-96 florets which are yellow.
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Seed Characteristics: Mitt shaped. Greenish-yellow.
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Important Identifying Characteristics: Pinnately compound with 3 leaflets per leaf. Long racemes bearing yellow florets.
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Primary Uses: Used mostly for permanent pasture, but they can be cut for hay or silage. Green manure crop. Nitrogen fixer.
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